All 14 Upcoming DC TV Shows on HBO Max

All 14 Upcoming DC TV Shows on HBO Max

HBO Max is becoming a major platform for DC fans & the new streaming service now has multiple original DC TV shows in the works, including Peacemaker.

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HBO Max continues to become a new destination for DC Comics fans as more DC TV shows are in the works for the streaming platform. While The CW has and will continue to be the primary broadcasting network for DC TV shows, including the Arrowverse series, the tables are shifting when it comes to streaming services. Despite DC Universe initially being Warner Bros.’ targeted platform to make original DC shows, HBO Max has taken over, and they have multiple originals in the works, in addition to being the home of former DC Universe shows.

After Stargirl left DC Universe to become a CW exclusive, similar situations happened with Titans, while Doom Patrol went from simultaneously airing on DC Universe and HBO Max in its second season to being HBO Max exclusive for season 3. Even the animated Harley Quinn moved to HBO Max, where it will air season 3. While most of the platform’s upcoming shows are still in various development stages, HBO Max has announced premieres for a couple of them.

There will likely be more DC TV shows announced for HBO Max. The DC FanDome event, which streamed free October 16, 2021, announced and teased more of what’s to come for the growing slate – projects included a Batman series with J.J. Abrams and Bruce Timm attached, as well as a Superman series produced by Michael B. Jordan’s production company. Here is every DC TV show that is currently being developed for HBO Max.

Peacemaker

James Gunn will write and partially direct a series starring John Cena as Peacemaker, which he first portrayed in Gunn’s The Suicide Squad movie. Gunn also confirmed that other characters from the film will appear on the show, including Steve Agee’s John Economos and Jennifer Holland’s Emilia Harcourt. Peacemaker was revealed to have survived the events of The Suicide Squad in the film’s post-credits scene, which makes sense given his spinoff. Peacemaker is scheduled to premiere on January 13, 2022, with characters like Vigilante, Auggie Smith, Judomaster, and more starring alongside Cena. According to Gunn, Peacemaker is being envisioned to run for more than one season. Like many of HBO Max’s DC TV shows, Peacemaker season 1 was picked up for eight episodes.

Green Lantern

While Berlanti’s first take on Green Lantern in 2011 didn’t go too well, HBO Max is giving the Arrowverse mastermind another opportunity to explore the Emerald Knight. Berlanti is executive producing a Green Lantern show that he promised to be “our biggest DC show ever made” upon announcement. Seth Grahame-Smith was brought on board as showrunner/executive producer for the series, which got a ten-episode order. Green Lantern will span several decades and feature Sinestro as one of the confirmed characters. Besides the iconic DC villain, Green Lantern is introducing Alan Scott, Guy Garner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and Kilowog.

Additionally, an original character named Bree Jarta, part-human/part-alien is set to join the principal cast. Thus far, Jeremy Irvine and Finn Wittrock are attached to the cast as Alan and Guy, respectively. The Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths established the HBO Max series as existing on Earth-12 in the newly formed multiverse. While HBO Max aimed for Green Lantern to debut in 2021, it may arrive in 2022 due to the pandemic.

Strange Adventures

Green Lantern isn’t the only DC series that Berlanti is working on, as the mega-producer is also developing DC’s first anthology show: Strange Adventures. HBO Max describes the project as “cautionary tales set in a world where superpowers exist.” John Stephens, who led FOX’s Gotham for several seasons, is attached as the showrunner for Strange Adventures. This is one of the DC originals with the least amount of information since its initial announcement and was mysteriously absent from the 2021 slate. Unless it’s been silently scrapped, an anthology series with close-ended stories in the DC world would be a refreshing addition to the comic book TV genre. As of 2021, there haven’t been any updates about Strange Adventures, which may allude to it possibly being cancelled. However, until Warner Bros. TV and HBO Max officially declares if it has been canceled or not, Strange Adventures is presumed to still be in development.

DC Super Hero High

While HBO Max is mostly developing dramas from the DC Universe, a comedy is also in the works with Elizabeth Banks executive producing DC Super Hero High. Banks is joined by executive producers Max Handelman (Shrill), Scott Weinger (Fuller House), John D. Beck (Disjointed), and Ron Hart (According to Jim), while Dannah Shinder (Shrill) is attached as co-EP. Banks’ upcoming comedy tells the story of a group of teenagers that are all destined to become superheroes. DC Super Hero High will be set in a boarding school for gifted children and will follow these students dealing with ordinary teenage issues before becoming known DC heroes. The series was expected to premiere in 2021, but there hasn’t been much news since it was announced, and HBO Max hasn’t revealed any further information about it, including casting and character news, as of this writing.

Batwheels

An animated series similar to Cars, Batwheels will indeed be about the Caped Crusader’s famous Batmobile. The series will see Batman’s various vehicles (of which he has many) — including the Bat Truck, Batwing, The Batgirl Cycle — taking to the streets of Gotham for some crime-fighting adventures. Batwheels is an animated outing strictly aimed at kids. The Bat vehicles will act as a team and will be joined by the human vigilantes, including Batgirl, Batman, and Robin, to fight Gotham’s criminals. The voice cast consists of Noah Kaye Bentley, Jacob Bertrand, Kimberly Brooks, Ethan Hawke as Batman, and Leah Lewis as Batgirl. Batwheels doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, but it should be available to stream on HBO Max at some point in 2022.

My Adventures With Superman

The animated series will follow Clark as he becomes Superman and embraces the role. Meanwhile, Lois is an integral part of the story. She’s not only an ace reported but a mentor for Jimmy Olsen, the Daily Planet’s photographer. Together, Lois and Clark put their journalistic expertise to good use as they take down bad guys and more. My Adventures with Superman was announced in May 2021, with HBO Max ordering two seasons of the series right out of the gate. The voice cast includes The Boys’ Jack Quaid as Clark/Superman and Alice Lee as Lois (Jimmy’s voice actor has not been announced). My Adventures with Superman is set to release on HBO Max at some point in 2023.

Batman: Caped Crusader

A new animated series from Bruce Timm, James Tucker, Matt Reeves, and J.J. Abrams, Batman: Caped Crusader, is being compared to Batman: The Animated Series. In this reimagining of the Gotham City hero, Batman is a lone vigilante in the world, and there is no Justice League, no Robin, and Jim Gordon is not yet a friend. During DC FanDome (via Polygon), Timm revealed Batman: Caped Crusader will lean more heavily into noir and German expressionism. Fans can expect the animated series to premiere on HBO Max at some point in 2022.

Justice League Dark

Abrams is entering the DC realm, as he was initially announced to be developing a Justice League Dark universe that would consist of connected TV shows and films. For HBO Max, the filmmaker is developing a series based on DC’s supernatural team. Aside from a planned 2021 premiere date (which is now likely shifted to 2022), details are being kept under wraps – including who will be part of the line-up for the HBO Max original. However, similarly to Green Lantern, the Justice League Dark show will have a movie quality to it as HBO Max content chief Kevin Reilly has confirmed the big production commitment they’re making to these shows. Other than Abrams developing it, no showrunner or writers have been announced. Once more details are officially revealed about the show, it might also give a better picture of what Abrams has in mind for a Justice League Dark universe, including shows and films.

Madame X

Madame Xanadu has appeared in Swamp Thing and the animated Young Justice series, but Madame X will mark the first time the character will headline her own series, which was announced in June 2021 and doesn’t yet have a release date. In addition to Justice League Dark, Abrams is expanding that particular franchise with the introduction of Madame Xanadu. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are developing a drama series called Madame X for HBO Max. The series will be written and produced by Angela Robinson, who wrote and directed Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. Madame Xanadu was first introduced to DC Comics in 1978. She’s a sorceress who has helped the Suicide Squad and the Justice League Dark.

Gotham PD

With Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman being set outside the DCEU, the filmmaker is expanding his universe to HBO Max. Reeves is developing a spinoff series that will follow the Gotham City Police Department, with Terence Winter writing and executive producing. HBO Max has given a series commitment to the Gotham-based drama, which will continue one of the plots The Batman is introducing when it comes out in 2022. The story follows the “anatomy of corruption” in Gotham City that Warner Bros. is now telling across multiple platforms, with HBO Max being one of them. This marks the first time the studio has ever done a spinoff from any of their DC movies as a TV series. Similar to Gotham, the TV show will be a prequel to The Batman.

HBO Max is likely targeting a 2022 release date for the spinoff show, a few months after The Batman has hit theatres. Since the initial development, HBO Max has reportedly titled the show GCPD, with Jeffery Wright’s James Gordon rumored to potentially be the lead. Winter has also been replaced as executive producer/writer, as he departed in November 2020 due to creative differences. Since Winter’s exit, Joe Barton has taken over as the showrunner, and there is currently no eyed date for production and airing on HBO Max. It might get clarified once The Batman has been released in theaters in March 2022.

The Penguin

Similar to how The Batman spinoff about the Gotham City police department will continue building out the world director Matt Reeves established, HBO Max is reportedly developing another spinoff series set in the same world. This time it will follow The Penguin (aka Oswald Cobblepot). The Penguin series will likely follow the villain’s rise to power, with Colin Farrell reportedly approached about reprising his role from The Batman that Lauren LeFranc is expected to lead as showrunner. Since the series is still in the very early stages of development, there is no information about the plot, what other characters will be included, or when the spinoff might land on HBO Max. Stay tuned.

Val-Zod Superman Series

Michael B. Jordan and his production company, Outlier Society, are developing a limited series about Val-Zod for HBO Max. The project is still in early development, but Deadline has confirmed that Darnell Metayer and Josh Peters will write the series. Metayer and Peters previously wrote the pilot for American Snow, which they piloted, as well as Hannibal the series and Transformers: Rise of the Beast. They also wrote The Nola, which Spider-Man helmer Sam Raimi is directing for Amazon.

For now, Jordan is producing the series, but he could also star as the Kryptonian. However, that hasn’t been confirmed as of yet. In the comics, Val-Zod is the Superman of Earth-2, a parallel world in the multiverse. He’s orphaned after his parents were murdered by Krypton’s high court, and he was saved by Kal-El’s parents Jor-El and Lara before Krypton exploded. Val-Zod ultimately takes over the mantle of Superman from Kal-El and helps other superheroes in their world-saving. Jordan has been interested in developing a Black Superman project, so this would be right up his alley. The limited series about Val-Zod doesn’t yet have a release date, and there hasn’t been any information about its plot or its other characters since it was first announced.

Constantine

While Justice League Dark is still in the works, HBO Max has revealed the first character that will star in Abrams’ shared new universe. Even though Matt Ryan starred as John Constantine in the Arrowverse’s Legends of Tomorrow, the Hellblazer is getting rebooted for the HBO-branded service. Abrams is executive producing a Constantine series, with Guy Bolton as the lead writer. This Constantine will be significantly different as the series is meant to move away from the comics’ religious aspects and be more horror-centric. The big takeaway is that Warner Bros. TV is looking to cast a diverse actor as a young Constantine, meaning the reboot will possibly see him in his early days as an exorcist and occult hero. This is the second time Constantine has had his own show, following Ryan’s short-lived version on NBC before joining the Arrowverse.

Since the February announcement, Bolton was said to be opening up a writer’s room in March, suggesting the first season is being worked on. There have also been reports to reassure inquiring fans that Constantine will be connected to Justice League Dark. Whoever stars in the reboot will then be featured in Abrams’ Justice League Dark ensemble. Given that Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions is involved with the Zatanna movie, which Emerald Fennell is penning, the team-up show may not happen until much later. Besides Constantine and Zatanna, HBO Max may take The Defenders’ approach by giving each member their own solo show or movie before coming together. Besides HBO Max’s upcoming originals, their DC TV line-up expanded since Doom Patrol and Titans moved over from DC Universe to HBO Max permanently.

Other DC TV Shows Coming To HBO Max

Batman prequel Pennyworth has officially been renewed for season 3 and will move from their original home at EPIX to join HBO Max. The first two seasons will be available to stream in 2022, with Pennyworth season 3 also set to premiere at some point next year. It’s possible this move will give the series a lot more viewers since many might be subscribed to HBO Max but not EPIX. It also denotes the continued trend of DC TV shows moving from one network to another, like what happened with Harley Quinn and Titans (DC Universe to HBO Max).

With so many DC TV shows in the works, HBO Max has a lot to offer to subscribers from the world of DC in the coming years (animated and live-action). Now that they’re using the platform to launch shows based on one of Warner Bros.’ ongoing cinematic universes, anything is possible in terms of spinoff content. Both Warner Bros. and DC Films executives have been clear that they are always looking at each film franchise to see what could get its own spinoff show on HBO Max, in addition to original DC TV original content.

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